Water Pump?

[93 Grand Prix]

I think I blew my water pump today. I was driving, when my low coolant light came on...I figured that I just need to add a little because it was starting to get cold here in tennessee. Then I smelled a funny smell, like burnt water. I popped the hood and steam started to coming out. Is it the water pump or something else? I will have it looked at and possibly fixed. I guess What I need to know is "is there anything I need to be cautious of, and Is there anything I need to be aware of.

 

P.S. Still missing at idel. No acceleration if fourth gear. Guess I will just have to live with it. Gonna try my second set of Fuel injectors. Look at my other post "fuel injectors"

 

Thanks, and God Bless

[cutlassdude96]

might be a bad intake gasket or an o-ring leaking.

[GPRACER]

lower intake manifold gasket, and head gaskets are pretty common in this engine family

[djardeli]

There's some sort of gasket or seal at the bottom of the water pump that will fail eventually. I had this happen to me at 120,000 miles. $150 parts an labour for a new pump. (at least GM puts this part right up top) I also had a head gasket leak that caused a slow coolant leak but that's another story. The missing problem, not sure if this applies to you or not but I had a bad coil pack that caused me endless trouble about a year ago. There are three of them, could be any one of them, and again, a cheap fix. Problem was being an intermittent defect the mechanics couldn't repeat the problem with the car idling.

 

>I think I blew my water pump today. I was driving, when my low >coolant light came on...I figured that I just need to add a little because it

>P.S. Still missing at idel. No acceleration if fourth gear. Guess I will >just have to live with it. Gonna try my second set of Fuel injectors. >Look at my other post "fuel injectors"

 

Thanks, and God Bless

[luminator94]

If its the 3.1L it only takes half an hour to change it. Mine went out at 105k and it was pretty easy to change, only cost me 30 bux for a new pump. Basically take off the serpentine belt, loosen the screws on the water pump pully and the screws underneath the pulley cover and you should have it made.

 

 

Aaron